Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent (Shell Education)

Mesopotamia is part of the fertile _______________.

• crescent

• croissant

• moon

• river

One of the rivers surrounding Mesopotamia was:

• Tiger

• Tigris

• Caspian

• Yangtze

The land in Mesopotamia was fertile, so it could grow good ___________.

• water

• soil

• crops

• papyrus

Each year, the rivers around Mesopotamia ____________ because of the rain.

• flooded

• silt

• irrigation

• artisans

Living near the river was good because it allowed people to ______________ goods with others.

• select

• travel

• trade

• pray

One of the first cities of Mesopotamia was called _____________.

• Spring

• Summer

• Autumn

• Sumer

People who wrote cuneiform were called_____________.

• scribes

• priests

• kings

• pharoahs

To become a scribe, boys went to school for 12 years.

• True

• False

______________ were people who bought and sold goods.

• Artisans

• Merchants

• Fishermen

• Architects

____________ were people skilled at making things like pottery, baskets, furniture, and fabric by hand.

• Merchants

• Scribes

• Artisans

• Farmers